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Free Dance Lesson

from 3Rhythms by Forefeather

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(Sunil)
It was like, they are very close… and, and as soon as they reach here it’s like, again- (?)
(Zac)
Yeah, it’s like they’re right there!
(Sunil)
They are musicians, yeah.
(Zac)
Seems so close, but…
…That’s the thing about mountains.
They’re not as close as you think they are.
(Sunil)
You want to go there?

(Sunil Singing)

(Forefeather)
I’m goin in.
I’m trynna swim.
Just jump in the river.
I’m goin in.

3Rhythms.
Similar, but very different,
Each with a timbre of its own.
Played individually we couldn’t resist listening in,
But when integrated together’s when the song begins.
3Rhythms.
Similar, but very different,
Each with a timbre of its own.
Played individually we couldn’t resist listening in,
But when integrated together the dance begins.

I didn’t get it…
The whole ‘mother’ aesthetic,
The reverential cleansing thing everyone said that was entirely without any limits.
I wasn’t with it ‘til I got that we never run out of beginnings.
‘Cause every rhythm has a middle and an end.
And every breath I begin to breathe in is a purification,
And everything’s gotta start with something,
So why shouldn’t it be going for a swim?

I’m goin in.
So teach me these rhythms.
Cause I’ve no fluency in my dance with being.
So can you teach me how to purify?

I’m trynna swim.
Just jump in the river…
I’m goin up.
What?
You’re going up?
I’ll meet you on the mountain…


3Rhythms.
Similar, but very different.
Each with a timbre of its own.
Played individually we couldn’t resist listening in,
But when integrated together and the melody comes in it rings, it really rings.
3Rhythms.
Similar, but very different,
Each with a timbre of its own.
Played individually, we couldn’t resist listening in,
But when integrated together and the melody comes in it rings.


So we left Rishikesh,
And rode up the river, bound toward the Himalayan Mountains.
I remember feeling so distant from the experience of being in my body that the rhythm of the shakes, and the perpetual honking actually made me forget to remember to breathe even though it somehow seemed that I wouldn’t need any oxygen anyway where we were going.
‘Cause every beginning has a middle, and an end…
And when I first gazed on the mountains we were ascending,
I didn’t question why so many consider them heaven,
And I understood the whole mother thing.
I said thanks momma Ganges,
Because you need a little purification in order to begin anything,
And looking up at heaven I recognized the other end, and learned how to dance with my exhalations.

So teach me these rhythms.
Cause I’ve no fluency in my dance with being.
So can you teach me how to fly?
So can you teach me how to purify?
So can you teach me how to fly?
So can you teach me how to reach the sky?
Because someday I’ll be leaving.
Because someday I’ll be leaving.
Because someday I’ll be leaving.
Someday I’ll be leaving.
Someday I’ll be leaving.
…I’ll be leaving.

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from 3Rhythms, released January 2, 2015

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Dedicated to infusing hip-hop with the art and practice of skillful living, Forefeather creates conscious rap music that is danceable, mindfulness-oriented, and celebratory of hip-hop’s lush history.

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